The City Manager shall be appointed by the Council solely on the basis of his or her executive and administrative qualifications and ability and shall hold office at and during the pleasure of the Council.
No person elected to membership on the Council, subsequent to such election, shall be eligible for appointment as City Manager until one year has elapsed after such person has ceased to be a member of the Council.
(Ord. 223, §§ 1, 2)
In the event of the absence or disability of the City Manager, the Council may designate a duly qualified person to perform the duties of the City Manager during the period of the absence or disability of the City Manager.
(Ord. 223, § 3)
The City Manager shall receive such compensation as the Council shall determine and fix from time to time. Such compensation shall be a proper charge against the funds of the City, and the Council shall designate such funds.
The City Manager shall be reimbursed for all sums necessarily incurred or paid by him or her in the performance of his or her duties or incurred while traveling on business pertaining to the City under the direction of the Council. Such reimbursement shall only be made, however, when a verified itemized demand is presented as set forth in Section 2-3.02 of Chapter 3 of this title.
(Ord. 223, § 4)
The City Manager shall be the administrative head of the City government under the direction and control of the Council, except as otherwise provided in this article. He or she shall be responsible for the efficient administration of all affairs of the City under his or her control. In addition to his or her general powers as administrative head, and not as a limitation thereon, he or she shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) 
Enforcement of Laws. To ascertain that the laws of the State pertaining to the City and the laws of the City are duly enforced and that all franchises, permits, and privileges granted by the City are faithfully observed;
(b) 
Supervision of Officers and Employees. To control, order and give directions to the department heads, subordinate officers, and employees of the City, except the City Attorney, to transfer employees from one department to another, and to consolidate or combine the offices, positions, departments, or units under his or her direction;
(c) 
Appointment, Promotion, Discipline, Demotion and Removal of Officers and Employees. To appoint, promote, discipline, demote and remove any officer and employee of the City, except the City Attorney;
(d) 
Supervision of Departments, Divisions, and Appointive Officers and Employees. To exercise control over and to supervise, in general, all departments and divisions of the City government and all the appointive officers and employees thereof, except the City Attorney;
(e) 
Attendance at Council Meetings. To attend all meetings of the Council and its committees, unless excused therefrom by the Council, except when his or her removal is under consideration by the Council;
(f) 
Recommendation of Adoption of Laws. To recommend to the Council for adoption such measures or ordinances as he or she deems necessary or expedient;
(g) 
Preparation of Financial Reports. To keep the Council at all times fully advised as to the financial condition and needs of the City;
(h) 
Preparation of Budgets. To prepare and submit to the Council the annual budget and to administer the budget after its adoption;
(i) 
Purchases. To purchase, or cause to be purchased, all supplies for all of the departments or divisions of the City;
(j) 
Investigations of City Business, Contracts and Obligations. To make investigations into the affairs of the City, and any department or division thereof, and any contract and the proper performance of any obligation of or to the City;
(k) 
Investigations of Complaints. To investigate all complaints in relation to matters concerning the administration of the City government and in regard to the service maintained by public utilities in the City and to ascertain that all franchises, permits, and privileges granted by the City are faithfully observed;
(l) 
Supervision of Public Property. To exercise general supervision over all public buildings, parks, streets, and other public property which are under the control and jurisdiction of the Council and not specifically delegated to a particular board or officer;
(m) 
Devotion of Time to Duties. To devote his or her time as required by the duties and interests of the City;
(n) 
Preparation of Reports and Recommendations. To make reports and recommendations as may be desirable or as requested by the Council;
(o) 
Service in Appointed Offices and as Head of Departments. To serve in any appointed office or as head of a department within the City government to which he or she may be qualified when appointed thereto by the Council and to hold and perform the duties thereof at the pleasure of the Council;
(p) 
Leadership. To provide leadership for civic movements designed to benefit the residents of the City when so authorized by the Council;
(q) 
Employment Contracts. To hire and execute written agreements of employment with persons employed as employees on a contractual basis, provided that the term of any such agreement shall not exceed one year;
(r) 
Performance of Additional Duties. To perform such other duties and exercise such other powers as may be delegated to him or her from time to time by ordinance or resolution of the Council.
(Ord. 223, § 5; Ord. 302, § 1; Ord. 315, § 1; Ord. 374, § 1; Ord. 418, § 1; Ord. 23-946, 9/11/2023)
It is the duty of all the subordinate officers of the City and the City Clerk, the City Treasurer, and the City Attorney to cooperate with and assist the City Manager in administering the affairs of the City most efficiently, economically, and harmoniously so far as may be consistent with their duties as prescribed by the laws of the City.
(Ord. 223, § 7)
The Council and its members shall deal with the administrative services of the City only through the City Manager, except for the purposes of inquiry, and neither the Council, nor any member thereof, shall give orders to any subordinate of the City Manager.
(Ord. 223, § 8)
The removal of the City Manager shall be only by a majority vote of the whole Council, subject, however, to the provisions of Section 2-4.212 of this article.
In the event of his or her intended removal by the Council, the City Manager shall be furnished with a written notice stating the intention of the Council to remove him or her, and the reasons therefor, at least 30 days before the effective date of his or her removal.
(Ord. 223, § 9)
After furnishing the City Manager with a written notice of his or her intended removal, as provided in Section 2-4.209 of this article, the Council may suspend him or her from duty, but his or her compensation shall continue until his or her removal is affirmed by resolution of the Council passed subsequent to the public hearing provided for in Section 2-4.211 of this article.
(Ord. 223, § 9)
Within seven days after delivery to the City Manager of the notice provided for in Section 2-4.209 of this article, he or she may request a public hearing before the Council by written notification to the City Clerk. Thereafter, the Council shall fix a time for the public hearing, which shall be held at its usual meeting place but before the expiration of the 30 day period, at which time the City Manager shall appear and be heard.
In removing the City Manager, the Council shall use its uncontrolled discretion, and its actions shall be final and shall not depend upon any particular showing or degree of proof at the hearing, the purpose of which is to allow the City Manager to publicly present to the Council his or her grounds of opposition to his or her removal prior to the action of the Council.
(Ord. 223, § 9)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 2-4.209 through 2-4.211 of this article, the City Manager shall not be removed from office during or within a period of 90 days next succeeding any general municipal election held in the City at which election a member of the Council is elected. The purpose of the provisions of this section is to allow any newly-elected member of the Council or a reorganized Council to observe the actions and ability of the City Manager in the performance of the powers and duties of his or her office. After the expiration of such 90 day period, the provisions of Sections 2-4.209 through 2-4.211 of this article shall apply and be effective.
(Ord. 223, § 10)
(a) 
Execution of Contracts with Prior City Council Approval. The City Manager may execute any contract on behalf of the City for any dollar amount when the City Council:
(1) 
Adopts a resolution approving a specific contract;
(2) 
Approves a staff report with clear authorization for the City Manager to approve a specific contract; or
(3) 
By minute order, authorizes the City Manager to execute a specific contract.
(b) 
Execution of Contracts without Prior City Council Approval. The City Manager may approve and execute contracts for purchases of supplies or equipment, maintenance services and professional services without prior City Council approval in accordance with the following limitations and requirements:
(1) 
The City Manager may approve and execute contracts for purchases of supplies or equipment, maintenance services and professional services with a value of $30,000 or less without prior City Council approval ("authority limit"), provided that funding for the contract has already been allocated in the City's adopted budget, as approved by the City Council.
(2) 
The authority limit set forth in Subsection (b)(1) of this Section 2-4.413 shall be automatically adjusted on July 1, 2015 and each July 1st annually thereafter based upon the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for the Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside area as published by the U.S. Department of Labor ("CPI") from March of the prior year to March of the current year. This adjustment, however, will occur only if the CPI would cause the authority limit to increase. If the CPI would cause a decrease in the authority limit, no adjustment shall be made.
(3) 
Any increase in the authority limit beyond the CPI shall be adopted by the City Council by resolution. If so adopted, the automatic annual adjustment shall be based on the new authority limit established by resolution.
(4) 
The City Manager shall provide written notification on a monthly basis to the City Council of all contracts approved pursuant to this Subsection (b) by noting the expenditure on the monthly warrant register presented to the City Council.
(c) 
Negotiation, Approval and Execution of Commercial Lease Agreements without Prior City Council Approval. The City Manager may negotiate, approve, and execute commercial lease agreements without prior City Council approval provided that: (1) the lease amount is fair market value; (2) the term of the commercial lease is not more than 10 years, subject to termination by the City Manager upon written notification to the tenant. The City Manager shall use the form of the commercial lease agreement prior approved by the City Council. The City Manager may make administrative changes to the form of the commercial lease agreement at his or her discretion.
(Ord. 14-814, § 2; Ord. 17-840, § 1; Ord. 18-869, § 1)